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EXHIBIT 23a
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated January 28, 2000 included in Mid-State
Bancshares' 1999 Form 10-K for the three years ended December 31, 1999, into
the previously filed S-8 registration statement File No. 333-29161.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Orange County, California
June 2, 2000
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